five-merousadj.
Etymology: < five adj. and n. + -merous comb. form after the graphic abbreviation 5-merous pentamerous adj.
1888 18 Aug. 228/2 A corolla of four petals could not have been provided with the same amount of nutritive material as a five-merous one.
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